Greene brothers' clinical course in dental prosthesis : in three printed lectures; new and advance-test methods in impression, articulation, occlusion, roofless dentures, refits and renewals / by Jacob W. Greene.

  • Greene, Jacob W. (Jacob Wesley), 1839-1916.
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[1914], ©1914
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    other icJicn thcij arc in their exactly true natural relation to each other. That is to say, when we have the correct so==called ''bite. When we determined the show=length of our teeth, at the laugh'line, or elsewhere, we set- tled, by critical observation, the perpendicular relation of the two jaws; now we must settle their horizontal relationship. This can be done with certainty, only when the lower jaw is at tired relaxation, which is normal rest. And, doctors, whether deserving or not, I Avill here venture to throAv a little boquet at my own old feet. Whether the discovery is orig- inal or not, I am sure I have never known it mentioned, in all the forty years of my prac- tice and association with dentists, before I be- gan to teach it in my private Course a few years ago. I mean the taking of an immotionary. still bite; or no'hite, as I will now call it to the end of these demonstrative talks. But even though the idea were not original, to be the unquestioned introducer of it ])racti- cally to the ])rofession is sufficient honor. THE TIRED=REST TEST=BITE, OR NO=BlTE. We will now take it, then trim the lotver })latesrim off to evenly match the upper one. I could describe the ])rocess more briefly, but less impressively: so I'll use our dummy l)atient in the demonstration: JNIadam, you now have the two ])lates in your mouth. They will stay to their ])laces. If necessary we '11 stick them onto the gums Avith paste or gum-tragacanth. Look me in the face, listen to what I say, get my idea clearly, and do promptly what I tell you. ( /.//(.